An nameless reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Amid a plethora of sport trailers, Sony devoted a single minute of its more-than-an-hour-long PlayStation Showcase livestream on Wednesday to disclose two new {hardware} merchandise. Probably the most buzzworthy of those is unquestionably Challenge Q — that is the interior identify, as the ultimate identify remains to be pending. No matter it’s referred to as sooner or later, Challenge Q confirms a long-standing rumor: It is a new PlayStation handheld.
The machine will probably be centered on streaming; Sony says it’ll permit customers to stream any non-VR sport from a neighborhood PlayStation 5 console utilizing Distant Play over Wi-Fi. The truth is, it will not be capable of play video games by itself; it is all in regards to the streaming performance. As for Challenge Q’s specs, it has an 8-inch HD display screen and “all of the buttons and options of the DualSense wi-fi controller.” Launch dates and pricing for these have not been introduced […]. Ars notes that Sony has been providing Distant Play for some time on different gadgets. “You’ll be able to sync a DualSense controller together with your macOS, Home windows, iOS, or Android machine and stream your video games over Wi-Fi or the Web, although the latter is laden with latency challenges.”
Along with Challenge Q, Sony additionally introduced plans to launch Bluetooth earbuds that may concurrently connect with a PlayStation console, cellular machine, and PCs, much like AirPods.